ululate (redirected from ululated)

ul·u·late  (ly-lt, yl-)

intr.v. ul·u·lat·ed, ul·u·lat·ing, ul·u·lates

To howl, wail, or lament loudly.

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[Latin ululre, ulult-, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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ulu·lant (-lnt) adj.

ulu·lation n.

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ululate [yewl-yew-late]

Verb

Literary [-lating, -lated] to howl or wail [Latin ululare]

ululation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ululate - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" howl, wail, yaup, yawl, roar cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises